The Federal Communications Commission has proposed a $1.4 million fine against 52 ABC Television Network stations over a 2003 broadcast of cop drama "NYPD Blue".The fine is for a scene where a boy surprises a woman as she prepares to take a shower. The scene depicted "multiple, close-up views" of the woman's "nude buttocks" according to an agency order issued late Friday.ABC is owned by the Walt Disney Co. The fines were issued against 52 stations either owned by or affiliated with the network.FCC's definition of indecent content requires that the broadcast "depicts or describes sexual or excretory activities" in a "patently offensive way" and is aired between the hours of 6 a.m. and 10 p.m.The agency said the show was indecent because "it depicts sexual organs and excretory organs — specifically an adult woman's buttocks."The agency rejected the network's argument that "the buttocks are not a sexual organ."

Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh.......Oh Oh Oh Oh................The right stuff..............Will this actually work? Will people care? I'm rooting for them.People:After months of speculation and rumor, the Kids are coming back. A well-placed source tells PEOPLE exclusively that New Kids On The Block are indeed getting back together. The band's Web site, www.nkotb.com, which had been dormant, is now back up and running in anticipation of the official announcement, which the source says will be made in the next few weeks. The site currently features a television graphic with a fuzzy, flickering photos of NKOTB in their heyday, and a link inviting fans to sign up for info.The boy band, which made legions of tweens swoon in the early '90s, selling more than 50 million albums, became a worldwide phenomenon before calling it quits in 1994. Eighteen years later, they're still "Hangin' Tough." The oldest "Kid," Jonathan Knight, now a real estate developer, will turn 40 later this year. Since the band's demise, former members Donnie Wahlberg, 38, and Joey McIntyre, 35, have seen acting success, while Danny Wood, 38, has worked as a music producer and Knight's brother, Jordan, 37, has continued to record.

Hot, talented & a great sense of humor? Sigh...........Star Pulse: Scarlett Johansson returned from the Persian Gulf with a whole lot of soldiers' trinkets and a delusion of her own engagement - to BarackObama.''I am engaged ... to BarackObama,'' Johansson joked in an interview with The Associated Press on Thursday. ''My heart belongs to Barack, and that is who I am currently, finally, engaged to. Yes.''Johansson, who showed her support for the Democratic presidential candidate at the Iowa caucus earlier this month, was really just deflecting a question about rumors she might be engaged (to actor-beau Ryan Reynolds).The 23-year-old actress talked about the warm welcome she received while visiting troops stationed in the Persian Gulf last week. Johansson dropped by U.S. bases in Kuwait on Jan. 17 and Jan. 18 as part of a USO tour in which she met about 3,500 men and women in uniform.''Everybody that I met there was so incredibly friendly and polite and genuine and generous,'' she said. ''They were so, so sweet. I mean, I was just amazed.''Johansson said some people ripped patches off their jackets as gifts and handed her challenge coins from their military units. One Marine offered up his St. Christopher medal. Another starstruck guy gushed: ''You made my whole deployment!''Johansson has a full plate for 2008, with the release of films including ''The Other Boleyn Girl'' and ''He's Just Not That Into You,'' as well as the arrival of her debut album on May 20.The disc, called ''Anywhere I Lay My Head,'' features Tom Waits cover songs and one original track. ''It was a really, really sort of inspired process to make this CD, and it was something I'd never done before,'' said Johansson, who said the album has a dreamy, ethereal quality.On a far more serious note: Johansson was still speechless Thursday over the death of fellow actor Heath Ledger, who was found dead Tuesday in his Manhattan apartment.''I'm really just so very shocked,'' she said. ''He was an incredibly sweet, kindhearted and enthusiastic person. And, you know, he loved his daughter - I mean, that was like the light of his life. It's just a terrible loss.''

Only "Extra" is on the set of Daniel Craig's new 007 adventure, the just-named "Quantum of Solace.""I'm very happy with it," Daniel told "Extra" of the title. "It came from an Ian Fleming short story. It encapsulates what the movie is at heart, and a lot more which I can't give any away."Daniel renews his license to kill in Bond's 22nd adventure. The movie picks up where "Casino Royale" left off, and this time, Daniel says the stunts promise to bring more pain!"They've started to hurt, so I can only gauge it by how much pain I'm in and I think we're doing pretty good," he joked.Newcomber Olga Kurylenko plays Bond's "Girl Friday," and she revealed some secrets about her character."She is very driven by revenge," Olga said. "She has her own mission in the movie, and of course she comes across Bond. They are opponents and then they have to work together. She's very feisty!"GemmaArterton plays a fellow agent who keeps Bond on his toes - and his back."We are at Pinewood Studios on the set, which is South America, and it's the honeymoon suite and it's incredible!" she said.So there's a honeymoon suite?"I think I've said too much!" she confessed.

Tara Reid has slammed fellow party girls Paris Hilton and Lindsay Lohan for their incarcerations last year, insisting the pair “deserved it”.The actress is angry she has been lumped in with the pair - despite her similarly notorious love of ‘partying’ never attracting the attention of the police.She says, “What have I ever really done? Dance on a table? When Lindsay Lohan and Paris Hilton got their DUIs, they got punished, they deserved it."But my punishment, I don't feel like it fits the crime. I don't understand why people punish others for being happy."

Friday, January 25, 2008

$85,000? Good for them. Henry is a good dude.........Star Pulse: Aaaaaaay! The Fonz will be returning to Milwaukee later this year - permanently, and in bronze. A statue of Arthur ''Fonzie'' Fonzarelli, the leather-jacketed biker from ''Happy Days,'' will be erected in the city where the TV sitcom was set, now that local groups have raised the $85,000 needed to do it, civic leaders said Friday.Henry Winkler, who played Fonzie during the show's run from 1974 to 1984, called the ''Bronze the Fonz'' project ''a phenomenal compliment. It's not often you have a dream when you're 7 lying in your bed, you get to live your dream out and then someone is going to erect a life-size statue of your creation,'' he told The Associated Press earlier this week.

Still a shock............ET:MARY-KATE OLSEN is speaking out exclusively to ET on the death of HEATH LEDGER."Heath was a friend," she says. "His death is a tragic loss. My thoughts are with his family during this very difficult time."Despite several reports that the New York Police Department is interested in questioning Mary-Kate regarding the phone calls made by the masseuse who discovered Heath's body Tuesday, the NYPD tells ET that the stories are simply untrue and they have no interest in talking with Olsen.The police, however, have released new timeline details about the calls placed to Olsen.

That's great. But when is Stevie gonna give us some new material?..........Melodic Rock:

Reunited rockers Extreme have spent the last month or so recording their comeback CD to be released later this year. The band tracked the record at NRG Studios in LA. I have confirmed one particular visitor to the studio during the band's time there was former Journey vocalist Steve Perry!Perry formed a bond with Extreme guitarist NunoBettencourt some years ago and the pair have written music together in the past, maintaining their friendship to this day. A trusted source of mine tells me that Steve Perry was present as "a bunch of the sessions." I'm also told that Steve was "really enthusiastic about the band reuniting and had a great time hanging with the guys during the sessions."Furthermore, my source ends with a little more detail, stating that the band felt that Steve's presence and energy was "inspiring", adding "he looks great."Good news for all and for the record - Happy Birthday Steve Perry for January 22!

........Now there’s some hearsay to add to the rumor that Suri is Chris Klein’s and not Tom’s baby. The National Enquirer has a source this week that claims to have had a conversation with Chris that suggested that Katie was pregnant when they broke up back in March of 2005. Their source also passed a lie detector test, but that’s possible with the help of some medication so you can’t put much faith in that. The Enquirer never says outright that Suri must be Chris’ baby, but they sure hint strongly at it......

Don't you think that would double the sales?.........Access Hollywood:Scarlett Johansson has already conquered the big screen, now she’s taking on the music charts.The blonde bombshell will release her debut album, “Anywhere I Lay My Head,” on May 20, it was announced on Thursday.The album will contain 10 Tom Waits songs and one original track by Scarlett.Joining Scarlett and Tom on the album is Yeah Yeah Yeahs guitarist Nick Zinner, Sean Antanaitis from Celebration, and many others.Scarlett spent five weeks in Spring 2007 recording the album in a Louisiana studio.

Does McCain want Sly as a supporter?.....Exposay:Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) has received the endorsement of action star Sylvester Stallone."I like McCain a lot," Stallone said on Fox News on Thursday. "You know, things may change along the way, but there's something about matching the character with the script. And right now, the script that's being written and reality is pretty brutal and pretty hard-edged like a rough action film, and you need somebody who's been in that to deal with it."McCain, who is campaigning in Florida ahead of the state's January 29 primaries, responded to the endorsement by saying: "Look out Chuck Norris, Sylvester Stallone's coming after you, and he's gonna get ya! Chuck, you can run, but you can't hide."The Republican hopeful was criticized earlier by action star Chuck Norris, who endorsed former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, for being too old for the presidency. The four-term senator had jokingly replied that he may have to send his 95-year-old mother to "wash Chuck's mouth out with soap."

"Good Day L.A." host Jillian Reynolds is flaunting a brand-new, rock-solid bikini body just six months after having a baby.Now only "Extra" is getting the skinny on how the hot new mom got her killer body back!

Thursday, January 24, 2008

The baby bump rumor mill was sent into overdrive today, when reports began to circulate online that Angelina Jolie was pregnant.But the news didn’t stop there — X17Online.com took the story a step further, claiming the actress is carrying twins.When contacted by Access Hollywood, a rep for Angelina refused to comment on the rumor.“I am not commenting on an unsubstantiated rumor from a tabloid photo agency,” the rep said.Brad and Angelina have four children – Maddox, 6, Pax, 4, Zahara, 3, and Shiloh, 1.

I would be starstruck with Rachel also.........Extra:Ryan Reynolds is the ultimate ladies' man in the new romantic comedy, "Definitely, Maybe," playing Dad to "Little Miss Sunshine" Abigail Breslin while locking lips with Rachel Weisz, Isla Fisher and Elizabeth Banks - and now he's kissing and telling!“With Rachel, I was kind of starry eyed," Ryan confessed. "With Isla, I was pure utter filth. I could do or say anything. And with Elizabeth Banks…you just want to have a beer with her all the time!"As for Abigail, he joked, "She’s incredible. I’m convinced she’s just Judi Dench in good makeup."

CARRIE UNDERWOOD is joining the previously announced BEYONCÉ and FOO FIGHTERS as a performing artist on "The 50th Annual Grammy Awards," airing live from Staples Center on Sunday, Feb. 10 at 8 p.m. on CBS.The music awards show will include a gospel segment, featuring 2008 MusicCares Person of the Year ARTHEA FRANKLIN and MARY J. BLIGE, who will perform with THE CLARK SISTERS, ISRAEL & NEW BREED, THE MADISON BUMBLEBEES and TRIN-I-TEE 5:7.In a special 50th anniversary segment that bridges the decades from the '80s to today, RIHANNA will perform with THE TIME, who are reuniting for this performance.The Foo Fighters will perform as part of this year's "My GRAMMY Moment" 2008 segment in which up to 15 unsigned musicians get the chance to play with the Grammy-winning group as part of an orchestra created specifically for this event. JOHN PAUL JONES of LED ZEPPELLIN will serve as the special guest conductor for this new take on the Foo Fighter's hit single, "The Pretender."

John was one of my faves......ET:In a new interview with The Los Angeles Times, JOHN RITTER's widow AMY YASBECK is speaking out for the first time about her husband's death, saying she believes it could have been avoided.The beloved actor died on his daughter's 5th birthday, September 11, 2003. At the time, Amy believed it was not preventable. "The doctors told it to me like I was 5 and I told it to [our daughter] like she was 5," she said in an interview with The Times. "The truth is, it's a lot more complicated and it's a lot more sad."She and Ritter's four children filed a wrongful-death lawsuit and are asking for $67 million in damages. The family has already received over $14 million in settlements, according to the report, including $9.4 million from Providence St. Joseph Medical Center in Burbank where he died.His final diagnosis was an aortic dissection -- a tear in the largest blood vessel in the body -- which was not discovered until right before his death.Amy's lawyers fault two doctors that treated her late husband while he was in their care."You can't treat my kid's dad for something and kill him in the process," she said. "I think the money will show how angry the jury will be about what happened to John and what could happen to them."Defense attorneys argue the two doctors did nothing wrong. They claim Ritter would have died regardless of any treatment he may have received.Next month, a Los Angeles County jury will be left to decide the case.

Tracey Edmonds reportedly split from Eddie Murphy because of his "controlling Jekyll and Hyde-like character."Despite reports the couple's relationship broke down because Edmonds refused to sign a prenuptial agreement, an insider claims the film producer called things off after Murphy became physically intimidating towards her.The source told the New York Post newspaper: "That was kind of the last straw. She was happy to sign a prenup - she has her own money. She was very accommodating. But then it was like Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.""Eddie became very controlling and insisted on bringing his mother on their honeymoon.""They got into a huge fight. He started screaming at her and grabbed her. She was scared."'Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde' is a book written by Robert Louis Stevenson, telling the story of a London lawyer with a split personality.

"Playing the Beast" sounds like a great rock tune..........Extra:She's been hailed as one of the most beautiful women in the world, but Charlize Theron's also famous for playing exactly the opposite on screen.Now, four years after her Oscar-winning performance in "Monster," Charlize is at it again in "Sleepwalking," a new movie making its debut at the Sundance Film Festival, and she's telling "Extra" why this beauty loves playing the beast.

If she doesn't like the media attention, get a real job. Bank tellers, office workers, and hair stylists don't get mobbed by the press. Stop the whining..................Entertainmentwise:

Gwyneth Paltrow has vowed to avoid the U.S. following her confrontation with paparazzi in New York, claims reports. The Sliding Doors star – who was hospitalized for “a gastrointestinal situation” last week - claims that her experience with snappers outside Manhattan's Mount Sinai Hospital, has left a bitter taste in her mouth.A friend close to the actress tells the Chicago Sun Times that the star has vowed to rarely "cross the pond, unless I absolutely have to for work"."Gwyneth was truly frightened by the intensity of the whole thing,” add the source. “She was feeling fragile at the moment and didn't need to face that."Paltrow’s husband, Coldplayfrontman Chris Martin, was involved in a confrontation outside the hospital where he chased a member of the paparazzi while shouting, "You've gotta have some respect".The source concludes by saying that the mother-of-two insists the media attention in America is much worse than in London, where she lives with Martin and their two children Apple, three, and one-year-old Moses.

Wednesday, January 23, 2008

For the love of God, she's going to gain weight!!!Extra:Jessica Alba is opening up about her pregnancy, talking for the first time since she announced she was engaged and expecting her first child with boyfriend Cash Warren."It's quite a blessing and perfect timing," the glowing star told "Extra" at a junket for her new thriller, "The Eye."The only thing that takes some getting used to?"Definitely a lot more emotions!" she confessed. "Anything could make me incredibly angry or break down crying, and that's not something I'm used to."She also admitted that she's already dreaming about baby."It had to do with breastfeeding, which is the only thing I'm paranoid about, more than giving birth," she revealed, adding that she's trying not to gain too much weight during the pregnancy."I try and eat healthy as possible, good for baby, exercise, as long as i don't' gain too much to fast, that's the key," she said.

She is truly a 4 sport athlete! 5, if you count the ability to make men walk into telephone poles.........ET:"Charmed" star ALYSSA MILANO is a baseball fan as well as a trend-setter, which is why she recently created TOUCH, a sportswear line that offers cute Major League Baseball jerseys, hats and jeans for women.Today, Alyssa just got a big thumbs up from several more sports franchises, including the National Hockey League (NHL), the National Football League (NFL), National Basketball Association (NBA), and the Collegiate Licensing Company (CLC), to design even more fashionable fanwear for chicks.Milano explains: "I received so many requests to expand distribution of the brand into additional sports leagues and I'm thrilled we are now able to satisfy the demand. Female fans are loyal, passionate, stylish and feminine. It's these core principles that are behind my design philosophy. I am very excited to bring TOUCH apparel to female sports fans everywhere."Now, even JESSICA SIMPSON can get cute Dallas Cowboys' fan gear!

I've seen Pepa's reality show. I believe her. She seems to be level headed and choosy.......New York Post: WE'RE not sure we believe him for a second, but Lenny Kravitz insists he's been celibate for three years. "[It's] just a promise I made until I get married," the rocker, who's been married to Lisa Bonet - and linked to Adriana Lima, Devon Aoki, Natalie Imbruglia, Vanessa Paradis, Kylie Minogue, Madonna, Penelope Cruz and Nicole Kidman - tells next month's Spin magazine. "Where I'm at in life, the women have got to come with something else, not just the body, but the mind and spirit. It usually trips them out, but that's the way it's going to be. I'm looking at the big picture." Also steering clear of sex is Sandy "Pepa" Denton of Salt-n-Pepa. "Just because I'm flirtatious people think I'm loose. But it's not true," the hip-hop honey tells Steppin' Out's Chaunce Hayden. "Truth be told, I haven't had any sex in two years . . . I need a guy to make me go 'Wow!' and I just haven't found that guy. My standards have gone way up . . . I'm not just jumping right in anymore." How times have changed.

Amen to that.........Fametastic: Juno star Ellen Page has revealed she’s glad her parents refused to let her become a child star.The now 20 year old actress was offered a role in a high profile sitcom when she was 13 but her parents made her turn it down, telling her she was too young to handle the pressures of fame.While she admits to being angry at the time, she now sees their decision was “a good thing”: “I would have had to move to LA and I can’t even imagine what I would be like now. [My parents] said keep up your grades and then you can act.”Ellen is in the running to the Best Actress Oscar for her role in the critically acclaimed teen pregnancy film.

Watching "The Dark Knight" this summer will be eerie.........ET: JOHN TRAVOLTA told ET: "I am devastated. I loved Heath. He is probably my favorite actor. I don't like what has happened at all, so I am very sad about it."When asked for her reaction, fellow Aussie NICOLE KIDMAN said, "What a tragedy. My heart goes out to his family."Adding her sympathy for his family was CHARLIZE THERON, who told ET: "It's really, really sad. I hope his family is okay. I wish them the best."In speculating on the cause of Ledger's death, DENNIS HOPPER told ET: "That's terrible. Drugs today ... when we stopped taking drugs, they started. It is just an epidemic. I am sorry to hear that. He was a great talent."MEL GIBSON commented: "I had such great hope for him. He was just taking off and to lose his life at such a young age is a tragic loss. My thoughts and prayers are with him and his family."